Sankhuwasabha 1 (constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in Nepal

Sankhuwasabha 1

Parliamentary constituency

Sankhuwasabha 1 in Province No. 1

Province| Province No. 1
District| Sankhuwasabha District
Current constituency
Created| 1991
Party| Nepali Congress
Member of Parliament| Deepak Khadka
Member of the Provincial Assembly| Purna Prasad Rai, CPN (MC)
Member of the Provincial Assembly| Tulsi Prasad Neupane, CPN (UML)

Sankhuwasabha 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Sankhuwasabha District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

## Incorporated areas

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Sankhuwasabha 1 incorporates the entirety of Sankhuwasabha District.

## Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment

* Sankhuwasabha 1(A)
* Sankhuwasabha 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

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### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party

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| 1991 | Parshuram Megi Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
1994 | Dedh Raj Khadka
| 1999 | Tanka Prasad Rai  | Nepali Congress
| 2008 | Purna Prasad Rai  | CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 | UCPN (Maoist)
| 2013 | Tara Man Gurung  | Nepali Congress
| 2017 | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
| 2022 | Deepak Khadka | Nepali Congress

### Provincial Assembly

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#### 1(A)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Purna Prasad Rai  | CPN (Maoist Centre)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Maoist Centre)

#### 1(B)

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| Election  | Member  | Party

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| 2017 | Tulsi Prasad Neupane  | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
| May 2018 | Nepal Communist Party
| March 2021 | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

## Election results

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### Election in the 2020s

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#### 2022 general election

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Deepak Khadka| Nepali Congress| 32,161| 51.39
| Rajendra Prasad Gautam| CPN (UML)| 26,721| 42.70
| Bhakta Narayan Shrestha| Rastriya Swatantra Party| 1,136| 1.82
| Others| | 2,567| 4.10
Total| 62,585| 100.00
Majority| 5,440|
| Nepali Congress gain
Source: [2]

#### 2022 provincial election

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##### 1(A)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Rajendra Karki| CPN (Maoist Centre)| 13,433| 44.69
| Bhabishwar Gurung| CPN (UML)| 13,399| 44.58
| Sitaraj Timsina| People's Socialist Party| 997| 3.32
| Ramod Shrestha| Rastriya Prajatantra Party| 779| 2.59
| Others| 1,448| 4.82
Total| 30,056| 100.00
Majority| 34|
| CPN (Maoist Centre)
Source: [2]

##### 1(B)

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| Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Bidur Kumar Limthep| CPN (UML)| 15,482| 46.84
| Sarita Thapa| CPN (Unified Socialist)| 15,243| 46.12
| Others| 2,326| 7.04
Total| 33,051| 100.00
Majority| 239|
| CPN (UML)
Source: [2]

### Election in the 2010s

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#### 2017 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Rajendra Prasad Gautam | 32,769
| Nepali Congress | Deepak Khadka  | 31,639
| Others  | 1,559
Invalid votes  | 3,256
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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##### 1(A)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Purna Prasad Rai  | 16,677
| Nepali Congress | Narendra Kumar Kerung  | 14,632
| Others  | 976
Invalid votes  | 1,211
Result  | Maoist Centre gain
Source: Election Commission

##### 1(B)

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| Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Tulsi Prasad Neupane  | 17,514
| Nepali Congress | Deepak Kumar Limbu  | 16,140
| Others  | 741
Invalid votes  | 1,302
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

#### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Tara Man Gurung  | 9,415
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hem Raj Ghimire  | 8,946
| UCPN (Maoist) | Indra Hang Rai  | 4,438
| Federal Socialist Party, Nepal | Narad Kumar Rai  | 1,520
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Roshan Rokka  | 1,315
| Others  | 1,679
Result  | Congress gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

### Election in the 2000s

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#### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Maoist) | Purna Prasad Rai  | 12,948
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Kuwan Sen Rai  | 9,148
| Nepali Congress | Tanka Prasad Rai  | 7,106
| Others  |  | 2,053
Invalid votes  | 1,627
Result  | Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

### Election in the 1990s

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#### 1999 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| Nepali Congress | Tanka Prasad Rai  | 11,685
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ded Raj Khadka  | 10,983
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Durga Kiran Rai  | 2,968
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Rai  | 2,669
| Others  | 1,452
Invalid Votes  | 754
Result  | Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

#### 1994 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dedh Raj Khadka  | 12,354
| Nepali Congress | Shiva Kumar Gauli  | 8,339
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Mani Dhan Rai  | 2,377
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Kedar Nath Rai  | 1,878
| Independent | Uttar Kumar Gurung  | 478
Result  | CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[5]

#### 1991 legislative elections

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Party  | Candidate  | Votes

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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Parshuram Megi Gurung | 15,060
| Nepali Congress | Padma Nath Regmi  | 7,484
Result  | CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

## References

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1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. ^ a b c "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
3. ^ "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

## External links

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* Constituency map of Sankhuwasabha

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